Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lion wins the Lion vs Muerta matchup: Lion beats Muerta in 52.27% of 11,419 ranked matches.
A drafter thinking about a core who relies on a defensive ultimate has to pause when Lion is on the other team. Muerta's game plan often involves using Pierce the Veil to become immune to physical attacks and turn a fight. Lion completely bypasses this plan. His lockdown holds her in place, and his high magic burst from Finger of Death doesn't care about physical immunity. In fact, her ultimate makes her even more vulnerable to his damage, turning her own escape mechanism into a liability against him.
This doesn't mean Lion always wins the duel. A well-positioned Muerta can use her longer attack range to stay away from Lion's initiation. A timely Black King Bar also completely negates Lion's control for its duration, allowing her to fight freely. The matchup becomes a positioning battle: Lion hunts for an opening to jump and delete Muerta, while Muerta tries to poke from safety and force Lion's team to react to her first. The side that gets the jump usually comes out ahead.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lion's win rate against Muerta in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Lion win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 53.97% | 730 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.89% | 1,611 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.08% | 1,379 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.37% | 469 |
Lion's win rate against Muerta in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Lion win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.27% | ▼ -0.8pp | 11,419 |
| 7.41d | 53.04% | ▼ -0.2pp | 165,274 |
| 7.41c | 53.24% | ▲ +1.5pp | 102,674 |
| 7.41b | 51.71% | — | 103,801 |
Move this data into a draft
Lion starts on Radiant and Muerta on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.